Joe Purdy-Mary May Bobby tab

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Taken from the Joe Purdy album.
Capo 4th fret
Standard tuning
Chords used (relative to capo):
D - XX0232
G - 320033
G/F# - 200033
Em7 - 022033
A/G - X02033
Intro - D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
DGG/F#Em7
It was a fine day in the fifth grade
DGG/F#Em7
when Mary May let Bobby walk her home from school
DGG/F#Em7A/G
he had her books in hand and he was listening to every word she said
DGG/F#Em7A/G
like it was the gospel of the prophecies
Em7G/F#GA/G
and he loved the way her hair fell across her dress
Em7G/F#
went home singing who wrote the book of love
GA/G
and try a little tenderness
D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
DGG/F#
the next day on the playground
Em7A/GDGG/F#Em7A/G
bobby sat Mary down on the swingset behind the sandbox
Em7G/F#GG/A
and she said, Bobby i just wanna play
Em7G/F#GG/A
so what is it you have to say?
Chorus:
DEm7GG/A
He said, mary, marry me.
DEm7GG/A
we could live out by the sea
DEm7GG/A
like the do on the movie screen.
DEm7GG/A
oh, marry me, mary may, before you go back to play
D - G - G/F# - Em7 x2
And then back to the verse. Continue throughout. Lovely song, you can listen to it on
his website, his CDs are a bit hard to come by, especially over here. Comments welcome